{"product_id":"the-birdwatcher-9780316316248","title":"The Birdwatcher","description":"\u003cb\u003ePolice Sergeant William South has a good reason to shy away from murder investigations: he is a murderer himself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A methodical, diligent, and exceptionally bright detective, South is an avid birdwatcher and trusted figure in his small town on the rugged Kentish coast. He also lives with the deeply buried secret that, as a child in Northern Ireland, he may have killed a man. When a fellow birdwatcher is found murdered in his remote home, South's world flips. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The culprit seems to be a drifter from South's childhood; the victim was the only person connecting South to his early crime; and a troubled, vivacious new female sergeant has been relocated from London and assigned to work with South. As our hero investigates, he must work ever-harder to keep his own connections to the victim, and his past, a secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birdwatcher\u003c\/i\u003e is British crime fiction at its finest; a stirring portrait of flawed, vulnerable investigators; a meticulously constructed mystery; and a primal story of fear, loyalty and vengeance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning music journalist and the author of several non-fiction books including \u003ci\u003eWestsiders: Stories of the Boys in the Hood\u003c\/i\u003e. Prior to becoming a crime writer, he worked at the post-punk magazine ZigZag and a journalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArena\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Face\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Sussex, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mulholland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872539250962,"sku":"9780316316248","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66009aaa-4af7-4832-b5eb-8a9267e92891.jpg?v=1737901250","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-birdwatcher-9780316316248","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}